[racer-v]

What you're describing is actually the way the world is. People who find it easy to be pleasant get further in life, while those with antisocial tendencies experience rejection - even when they're make more of an effort to be pleasant than those for whom it comes naturally. On the other hand, the unpleasant person may discover a billion dollar idea thinking alone in his basement. So it goes.

[J-dawg]

> even when they're make more of an effort to be pleasant than those for whom it comes naturally

Have you got a source for this? It sounds plausible but also difficult to prove.

[MadSudaca]

I suggest an experiment. Find someone with a trait you admire and lack, try as hard as you can to be like them. Check your results.

[watwut]

Being pleasant is not in opposition to ability to think or creativity. You can be both and world is not fair.

[MadSudaca]

I agree. Being pleasant is probably a mix of having a good dose of the agreeableness and extroversion personality traits. Both of which are uncorrelated to creativity and IQ, other two traits.

[racer-v]

I know, but the possibility of getting rich is a nice booby prize for the unlikeable and unattractive.

[MadSudaca]

It’s definitely not impossible. You probably won’t have an easy time if you’re someone who requires the approval of a lot of people, for example, being a public figure or exploiting your image.